favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
cooking; food preparation
technical skill; ability; capacity
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
composed expression; clear face
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
optimism; taking an optimistic view
that; the matter in question
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
best article under heaven; peerless
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)